Belle Boyd In Camp And Prison [Paperback]

Belle Boyd (Author), George Augusta Sala (Introduction)

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Publication Date: June 25, 2007

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About the Author

One of the most famous of Confederate spies, Belle Boyd served the Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley. Born in Martinsburg-now part of West Virginia-she operated her spying operations from her fathers hotel in Front Royal, providing valuable information to Generals Turner Ashby and "Stonewall" Jackson during the spring 1862 campaign in the Valley. The latter general then made her a captain and honorary aide-de-camp on his staff. As such she was able to witness troops reviews. Betrayed by her lover, she was arrested on July 29, 1862, and held for a month in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington. Exchanged a month later, she was in exile with relatives for a time but was again arrested in June 1863 while on a visit to Martinsburg. On December 1, 1863, she was released, suffering from typhoid, and was then sent to Europe to regain her health. The blockade runner she attempted to return on was captured and she fell in love with the prize master, Samuel Hardinge, who later married her in England after being dropped from the navy's rolls for neglect of duty in allowing her to proceed to Canada and then England. Hardinge attempted to reach Richmond, was detained in Union hands, but died soon after his release. While in England Belle Boyd Hardinge had a stage career and published Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison. She died while touring the western United States. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 468 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (June 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1432690671
• ISBN-13: 978-1432690670
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,494,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Belle Boyd--A oustanding book, May 15, 2000

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This review is from: Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison (American Biography Series) (Library Binding)

I thought that this book was wonderful, it's content was direct and to the point while still telling a wonderful story of this woman's struggles of keeping secrect among the Union soldiers. I love this story and I would recomend it to anyone that has an inerest in the Civil War.